I have re-set the password on the easyspace control panel, logged that into mail preferences and all is working well now. Thankfully.
My remaining question is - can I delete lots of old passwords from the keychain passwords safely? Thanks, Andrew On 24 Aug 2011, at 12:42 pm, andrew lancaster wrote: > Hi. Thanks for this. > > I have followed these instructions, found the password, entered it - and it > was rejected. Again and again! > > It was a Skymarket account, which then got merged with easyspace, and is now > in my easyspace control panel. But the password which has always worked is > being rejected by smtp iomartmail. com > > Also, in the keychain / passwords, I have found lots of passwords from > accounts such as virgin mail which I left in 2006. Do I just delete all old > and redundant passwords? Or will this cause trouble of other sorts??!! > > Andrew > > On 24 Aug 2011, at 12:33 pm, Macfixer wrote: > >> Andrew >> >> go to applications >utilities>keychain Access >> >> then in lefthand column at bottom under category click on passwords then in >> righthand column scroll down till you see your account right click on it >> select copy password to clipboard and paste in to mail password request box >> >> or again right click to account entry in keychain select get info , info >> box will pop up, tick box lower righthand side- show passport ,enter admin >> password for computer and it will show you mail account password >> >> regards >> >> Clive >> On 24 Aug 2011, at 12:22, andrew lancaster wrote: >> >>> Hi. I have several email accounts in mail and my partner has one. >>> Suddenly, his is playing up and wants a password, which I can't remember >>> but it has always worked before. >>> >>> When I go to preferences and look at the account, the password is shown as >>> a series of asterisks so presumably is there - but it won't work. I get a >>> little box asking for the password - which I don't know and can't therefore >>> put in. >>> >>> Any ideas? It seems a shame not to be able to send emails from the account >>> . (It receives emails just fine) >>> >>> Andrew >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. >>> >> >> >> >> >> 23 Southview Road Southwick Brighton West Sussex BN42 4TW >> [email protected] 07812 990026 >> >> >> >> >> <macfixer logo.jpg>-- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
